Yearly Archives: 2014
Tennessee to Check for Livestock Traceability Compliance Starting Jan. 1
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture will conduct routine compliance checks beginning Jan. 1, 2015 for the federal Animal Disease Traceability rule. The rule went...
A Look Back to 2014 Agriculture
It’s the last day of the year and, looking back, overall 2014 was a good year for agriculture.
Specialty Crop Growers See Improved Risk Management Tool
Specialy crop growers not eligible for insurance will now be eligible for crop disaster assistance.
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® Launches HOW-TO Video Series about Farming...
https://tnfarmbureau.org/content/us-farmers-ranchers-alliance%C2%AE-launches-how-video-series-about-farming-and-ranching
Innovate Conference, Workshops Focus on Technology at AFBF’s 2015 Annual Convention...
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=204
Tennessee to Check for Livestock Traceability Compliance Starting Jan. 1
http://news.tn.gov/node/13206
UT Workshop To Help Poultry Farmers
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2014-12-CPApoultryWorkshop.aspx
2015 Farm Bill Meetings for Producers, Landowners and Agri-Industry
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2014-12-FarmBill2015.aspx
Washington County Farmer Aiken Re-elected VP of Nation’s Largest State Farm...
Franklin, TN December 8, 2014 "“ During their 93rd annual convention held at Franklin's Cool Springs Marriott, the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation's delegates, representing...
96th Annual American Farm Bureau Convention
The American Farm Bureau Federation works all year to create an Annual Convention that will be educational, inspirational and memorable, and our 96th gathering...
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance ® Launches HOW-TO Video Series about...
1,200 cows milked. 50,000 eggs gathered. Clean barns for 7,000 pigs. One day's work for America's farmers! People can now learn how they...
Helping Military Veterans Pursue Ag Careers
USDA is doing what it can to capitalize on returning military veteran’s interest in agriculture.
Christmas on the Farm
Christmas on farms across the state of Tennessee.
Santa still Tops in the Polls
If they held elections this time of year, Santa would win. His approval rating continues to be very high.
Normal Relations With Cuba Could Open Untapped Export Markets
Farmers in Tennessee and across the country are interested in the potential market improvement between the U.S. and Cuba if relations between the two...
Winter Forecast
FARMERS’ ALMANAC EDITOR PETER GEIGER UPDATES THE WINTER FORECAST.
Ramping Up the Beef Herd
A COOPERATIVE EFFORT B/W THE UNIVERSITY OF TENN,, THE TN DEPT OF AGRICULTURE AND TN FARMERS COOP IS MOVING FORWARD TO HELP LAUNCH A...
Genera Energy Moving Bio Industry Forward
GENERA ENERGY LOCATED IN VON ORE, TN IS A LEADER IN BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Tracking Your Holiday Spending
Sometimes when we do our holiday shopping, we can lose track of our spending and end up overdoing it.
O’ CHRISTMAS TREE
Sometimes the fun of putting up a Christmas tree can bring on some unexpected situations
New Young Farmer Chairman
A.J. TEAL OF COFFEE COUNTY SELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE’S YF&R COMMITTEE.
TFBF 93rd Convention
FARM BUREAU LEADERS FROM ACROSS TENNESSEE ATTEND THE 93RD ANNUAL MEETING AND CONVENTION IN FRANKLIN.
TFBF 93rd Convention
FARM BUREAU LEADERS FROM ACROSS TENNESSEE ARE IN FRANKLIN FOR THEIR 93RD ANNUAL MEETING AND CONVENTION.
Farm Bureau Proud
TN FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT LACY UPCHURCH IS LEADING THE NATION’S LARGEST STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION AS THEY HOLD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND CONVENTION IN...
2014 Farm Income Forecast
How much money will farmers make and what will they spend this year?
Getting the Word Out
VAL DOLCINI, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY HAS BEEN IN TENNESSEE TO DISCUSS NEW CHANGES IN THE FARM BILL.
Hunters for the Hungry
SINCE THE HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY PROGRAM STARTED IN TENN. IN 1998, THEY’VE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING OVER 4 MILLION MEALS TO NEEDY PEOPLE
Ag Department facing Tough Budget Cuts
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is facing potential cuts of 7 percent for next year.
Making Memories around the Christmas Tree
THE WAGONS ARE READY, THE HOT CHOCOLATE IS OUT, ALL IS NEEDED NOW IS FAMILIES. THAT’S WHAT TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS TREE FARMERS ARE HOPING FOR...
Washington County Farmer Aiken Re-elected VP of Nation’s Largest State Farm...
During their 93rd annual convention held at Franklin's Cool Springs Marriott, the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation's delegates, representing agriculture and farmers across the state,...
2014 Tennessee Farm Bureau Convention
The 2014 Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Convention will be held December 6-9 in Cool Springs, Tennessee. Farmers from across the state will gather to...
Thankful Farmers
TENNESSEE FARMERS CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING.
McBride Selected as National FFA Officer
COFFEE COUNTY’S STEPHEN MCBRIDE SELECTED AS NATIONAL FFA OFFICER DURING 87TH FFA CONVENTION.
Thankful Farmers
TENNESSEE FARMERS CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING.
Don’t Give Your Turkey a Shower
USDA RECOMMENDS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO RECONSIDER WASHING THAT TURKEY IN THE SINK BEFORE YOU PUT INTO OVEN.
Wild Hog Problems Slowing
TWRA’S Whild Hog Eradication Action Team (WHEAT) is making headway in addressing wild hog problem.
Thanksgiving Dinner Still a Bargain
ANNUAL SURVEY FROM THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU ON THE COST OF THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR 10 SHOWS PRICE IS STILL UNDER $50.
New Switchgrass Variety
A NEW SWITCHGRASS VARIETY CALLED LIBERTY PROMISES GREATER YIELDS FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND AS AN INCOME PRODUCER FOR GROWERS.
More from the Markets
A NEW CONCEPT OF PRODUCING GRAINS AND OILSEEDS IS EMERGING AS ONE TENN. ENTREPRENEUER IS WORKING TO SEEK OUT MORE VALUE OVER TRADITIONAL MARKETS.
Meeting the Challenge
GOV. HASLAM’S LAUNCH TENNESSEE PROGRAM HELPS TO ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION FOR STARTUP COMPANIES TO ESTABLISH IN THE STATE. THE TN DEPT. OF AG IS...
Properly Thawing Your Turkey
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY AND COOK A FROZEN TURKEY THIS THANKSGIVING, YOU MAY NEED TO PLAY AHEAD FOR THE THAWING PROCESS.
Ag Literacy Week
GOV. BILL HASLAM ACKNOWLEDGING TENNESSEE’S FIRST EVER AG LITERACY WEEK THAT’S SET FOR NOV. 16-22ND
An Early Winter
IT’S GONNA GET COLD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT WHAT IS REALLY NOT NORMAL THIS TIME OF YEAR, IS HOW LONG THIS ARTIC...
Burning Chicken Fat
MTSU PROFESSOR DR. CLIFF RICKETTS CONTIINUES HIS GOAL OF SHOWING US WE DON’T NEED TO DEPEND ON FOREIGN OIL AS HE DRIVES COAST TO...
Veterans Finding a Home in Agriculture
The Farmer Veteran Coalition is helping our nation’s veterans to get involved in agriculture.
McBride Selected as National FFA Officer
COFFEE COUNTY FFA MEMBER STEPHEN MCBRIDE WAS SELECTED AS THE SOURHERN REGION VICE PRESIDENT AT THE NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION.
TN Tech Agritourism Degree
TENN. TECH UNIVERSITY BOASTS A ONE-OF-A-KIND AGRITOURISM MAJOR WHERE STUDENTS ARE GETTING A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.
A New Beef Check-Off?
An impasse on how to resolve issues in the producer funded beef check-off program may mean formation of a second check-off.
Election Day
WHILE MANY HAVE ALREADY VOTED EARLY, STILL MANY OTHERS WILL TAKE TIME OFF THEIR FARMS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE THEY FEEL...
Tenn. FFA National Finalist
DURING THE NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMPETED IN THE JOB INTERVIEW CDE AND EMILY WHITE WAS NAMED TO THE FINAL FOUR...
Alternative Farming Center
NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO THE JOHNSON COUNTY FFA PROGRAM BEGAN A STATE OF THE ART AQUACULTURE AND HYDROPOINCS PROGRAM FOR ITS RURAL STUDENTS.
Tennessee FFA Member Selected as FFA’s National Southern Region Vice President
Students from Georgia, Arkansas, Colorado, Tennessee, Kentucky and New Mexico have been elected by delegates from throughout the United States to serve on the...
TN Young Farmers of the Year Winners Receive Their Prize
Greene County young farm couple Mark and Cindy Klepper won Tennessee Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement Award at the Tennessee Young Farmer...
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on 2014 U.S. Agricultural Exports...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its final total for U.S. agricultural exports in Fiscal Year 2014, which soared to a record $152.5 billion...
Go All Out at National FFA Convention
Go All Out is the Theme of the 87th National FFA Convention and more than 60,000 FFA members will descend on Louisville, Kentucky for...
UT Plateau AgResearch Center to hold November cattle sale
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2014-10-CattleSale.aspx
Ag Enhancement Deadline Nears for Livestock Projects
http://news.tn.gov/node/13116
Semi-Finalists Named in First National Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=176
American Farm Bureau Survey Shows Big Data Use Increasing, Big Questions...
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=178
Young Farmer Gets His Tractor
MARK AND CINDY KLEPPER WERE NAMED TENNESSEE’S YOUNG FARMERS OF THE YEAR BACK IN JULY AT THE YF7R SUMMER CONFERENCE AND ONE OF THEIR...
Pork Production Could Surpass Beef Production In 2015
Nationwide, pork production is poised to surpass beef production next year as ranchers try to rebuild their herds from the lowest levels since the...
Yes on 2
What Is Vote YES on 2?
Vote YES on 2 is the campaign to pass the Judicial Selection Amendment to our state constitution. The...
Signs of Stress Farmers Should Watch For
IF YOU ARE WORKING THE HARVEST, YOU MAY FIND IT STRESSFUL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE AND WORKING A NARROW WEATHER WINDOW.
Farm Bureau Providing Farmers with Resource to Talk Biotech
WITH THE MANY QUESTIONS AND MYTHS SURROUNDING BIOTECH IN AGRICULUTRE, THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU HAS DEVELOPED AN ONLINE RESOURCE TO PROVIDE FACTS ON GENETICALLY...
Could Be Tough Choices for Ag Cuts
TN’S COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE JULIUS JOHNSON TALKING ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS THAT COULD COME NEXT YEAR AS GOV. BILL HASLAM HAS ASKED ALL STATE GOVT...
The Buzz around Honey Bees
THERE’S NOT ONLY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BEEKEEPERS ACROSS TENNESSEE, BUT THE AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH CONCERNS AND THE IMPACT WITHOUT BEES...
Harvest Back On
FARMERS ALL ACROSS TENN ARE ONCE AGAIN BACK IN FULL SWING WITH HARVEST OF THEIR ROW CROPS AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF CONSTANT RAINS.
Tennessee Urges Citizens to Practice Wildfire Prevention
http://news.tn.gov/node/13069
Music and Molasses Festival Offers a Weekend of Family Fun
http://news.tn.gov/node/13092
U.S. Senate Forum
U.S. SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER AND HIS DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER GORDON BALL PARTICIPATED IN THE TENNESSEE FARM BUREAU’S U.S. SENATE FORUM AT TN TECH UNIVERSITY.
Ag Leadership Forum
FOR THE THIRD YEAR, FARM CREDIT OF MID AMERICA HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER MANY OF THE LEADERS IN TENNESSEE AGRICULTURE FOR A LEADERSHIP FORUM IN...
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
. GLENN CUNNINGHAM FROM SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE WAS NAMED TO THE TOP TEN IN THE RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE OUT OF MORE THAN 200 APPLICANTS...
Tennessee FFA Wants Regional Advisors
TENNESSEE FFA IS SEEING A DECLINE IN MEMBERSHIP AND AG TEACHERS ARE SPEAKING UP ABOUT THE NEED TO BRING BACK REGIONAL CONSULTANTS.
War on Weeds Starts in the Fall
Now is the time for you to launch an attack against weeds in your lawn. An expert says don’t wait until spring.
Income Forecast for Farmers
If you are a farmer, there are encouraging areas when it comes to the farm income forecast for 2014.
Burley Tobacco Growers Have a Good Crop
SMITH COUNTY TOBACCO GROWER KYLE OWEN SAYS THIS YEAR’S BURLEY CROP IS ONE OF HIS BEST IN YEARS.
A Good Year for Pumpkins
U.S. FARMERS HAVE HAD A REALLY GOOD YEAR GROWING PUMPKINS IN TENNESSEE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GARY CRAWFORD TELLS US MORE.
Tennessee Farm Bureau HostsAgriculture U.S. Senate Forum
Cookeville, TN October 16, 2014 "“ The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation hosted an agricultural forum for the two U.S. Senate nominees, Sen. Lamar Alexander...
Tennessee Farm Bureau Hosts Agriculture U.S. Senate Forum
Cookeville, TN October 16, 2014 "“ The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation hosted an agricultural forum for the two U.S. Senate nominees, Sen. Lamar Alexander...
County PowerPoint Presentation Information
We hope that your county YF&R has had a very successful year. This year, we are planning on having a County PowerPoint Presentation on...
TN Beef Alliance Showing its Worth
BEEF PRICES FOR FARMERS CONTINUE AT THEIR RECORD LEVELS AND THAT MEANS EVEN MORE OF A PREMIUM FOR THOSE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE TENN....
Another Big Harvest
FARMERS ALL ACROSS TN ARE ENJOYING SOME OF THEIR BEST YIELDS EVER IN CORN PRODUCTION.
Preparing for the Cold Now
If you want to save money on your heating bills this winter, have your home heating system checked out now.
Farmland From Academy Award-Winning Director James Moll Makes Its Streaming Debut...
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/277862511.html
Farm Bureau Leader Class Focuses on Engagement
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=161
EPA Must Withdraw Irregular, Biased Rulemaking Farm Bureau and Waters Coalition...
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news_article&id=167
Fall Folklore Jamboree returns to Milan
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2014-09-FallFolklore.aspx
Emerging issues focus of annual Forage and Grassland Meeting
https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2014-09-TNGrasslandsMtg.aspx
Cooperatives provide billion-dollar boost to state’s economy
October is Cooperative Month in Tennessee, and proclamation signed by Gov. Bill Haslam deeming it as such heaps high praise on the approximately 200...
Excellent Advocates for Agriculture
MICHAEL AND AMY SHIRLEY OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY HAVE BEEN NAMED THE TENN. FARM BUREAU’S EXCELLENCE IN AGRICULTURE AWARD WINNERS.
The Wright Pumpkin
The Wright Pumpkin Farm in Obion County had a bumper crop this year and they offer decorating services for your home or business.
Record Corn Harvest for Some
ALTHOUGH CORN HARVEST IS GOING SLOW, MOST FARMERS ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE YIELDS THAT THEY ARE GETTING
New Conservation Program Popular
PRODUCERS ACROSS THE U.S. SEEM VERY INTERESTED IN UDSA’S NEW AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAMS, BASED ON THE APPLICATIONS FOR INITIAL SIGNUP.
Broadband Access Still Critical for Rural America
There’s still a lack of coverage in many rural areas for broadband access and that’s critical for future success for farmers & ranchers.
New App to ID Weeds
. Home gardeners and farmers have a new tool to find out what kind of weed that is in your flower bed, garden or...
National Farm Safety & Health Week
THOUSANDS OF FARMERS ACROSS TENN. ARE NOW RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF PERHAPS THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR – HARVEST SEASON. AND SAFETY FOR...
TSU Opens New Biotechnology Building
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY HELD GRAND OPENING CEREMONIES FOR THREE NEW BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE CENTERPIECE, AN 8 MILLION DOLLAR BIOTECH FACILITY.
House Vote Sends Strong Message to Administration
A grassroots effort of farmers and ranchers helped push the U.S. House to move forward with a vote to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Wild Hog Eradication update
Outreach has continued with several wild hog control demonstrations being conducted at UT Extension field-days. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, USDA Wildlife...
A busy harvest season means “Safety Counts – Protecting What Matters”
https://tnfarmbureau.org/content/busy-harvest-season-means-%E2%80%9Csafety-counts-%E2%80%93-protecting-what-matters%E2%80%9D-0